Maikumaru Otsuka

waited at the gate for his traveling partner, Tenjin. It was times liked this he missed being a plain mercenary. An amateur one, but one none the less. He could go anywhere and do anything he so pleases without anyone telling him otherwise. But he holds no regrets for Joining Iwagakure regardless. He had essentially grown stronger because of it. He could feel it. Maikeru sat on a rock, and continued to read the diary that belonged to the deceased girl. An overwhealming amount of it was about her dad. He went to the final entry.

He is always screaming at me. He keeps saying I look like an ugly tramp, just like my mother. Yesterday he beat me because I accidentally broke a vase. I hate my father. I hate my father. I loathe him. I have not one happy memory of him other than the one’s he isn’t around. He disgusts me.I used to think there was nothing I can do. But there is something. I can leave. I can runaway, go back to Konoha with Mother. I am going to leave now.

Maikeru closed the book. He was deeply disturbed by it. Maikeru sighed. Continuing to wait for his travel partner.

Tenjin

Tenjin would lay there in his bed, sighing. He had been training for quite sometime now and, according to his own opinion, he had barely gotten any stronger. He sighed, thinking. He had made some progress when it came to mastering his elemental releases and even his specializations, but still hasn’t mastered his clans techniques. He had began to slowly learn a technique which allowed for him to turn himself partially into a ghost, a somewhat wonderful technique to mimic the one used by the 2nd Tsuchikage Mu. Though he existed around three hundred, or so years ago, according to shinobi history, he remembered the time in the Diamond Heights University, studying up on the villages past Kages and their fighting tactics. Tenjin wanted to pay homage to these great fighters of old.

He sighed continuing to think about it. He laid down on his bed looking up on the ceiling, as he began to think about what he would do next, perhaps attempt to rank up. He wondered.. thinking about becoming a special jounin. He got up, thinking, that before ranking up, he needed to see more of the world. He currently had virtually no allies, no friends, no comrades in other villages, but Tenjin didn’t mind considering that he had a plethora of allies within his borders. He sighed, noticing he needed someone to train with that possess immense power to give him such capabilities. Tenjin wanted to seek out a sensai in Konohagakure no sato, and if nobody appears, then on his way back, he would go his own way, not returning to Iwagakure but instead going to one of the other villages perhaps to find this prestigious figure to be taken under their wing. Though, there was the chance he may not be able to survive... out there alone in the world.. he sighed, noting that there is a highly likely possibility, that death may rain upon the young shinobi. Though it was a chance worth taking, he assumed. He began to pack his things, ready to meet with Maikeru. Reaching the village gates, Tenjin saw Maikeru and asked him, “Hello again Maikeru. Are you ready for our travel to Konohagakure no sato.” Tenjin awaited his answer before further stating, “With permission from our Tsuchikage, I believe we’re ready to go if you have everything on you.” Tenjin would then lead the way out of the rocky mountain range, and into Konohagakure no sato.

Maikumaru Otsuka

Maikeru gestured to his small bag on the ground, a rather weathered down little thing, full of food and some money he had saved up. It was for nothing particular, just a bit of cash for an emergency, such as the one he is now. “So here is what I have found out about the girl in the cave; she was originally from Konohagakure, but her father and mother had a divorce and they eventually ended up in Iwagakure. Her father was an abusive son of a bitch, if her diary holds any truth to it. I don’t have much of a reason to believe otherwise. But anyway, he was quite abusive towards her, probably because she looked like her mother, who he still held some hatred for. I checked a few taverns for any information about him. What I found out is that he would come in, drink till would either pass out or get thrown out. He would go in the bars and complain about his wife. Witnesses spoke of him being very violent when he did so. He would become aggressive. I also have information of his occupation, which is a store owner and manager. Though that tidbit was a tidbit useless.” Maikeru cleared his throat, preventing himself from laughing. “Anyway, he showed clear signs of stress from the work. Coupled that with drinking and intense hatred we have a recipe for unstable. I had decded to take another sweep at the hosue, and found her diary. The victim’s. Its full of entries with her regaling on how depressed she is and how her father treats her.”

Maikeru flipped through the pages, finding more and more tails of this girl’s horrors. She was a strong person. He knew it in his gut that her father had to be the killer. There was no way it couldn’t be, his body wasn’t found. But it would be wrong of him to jump to conclusions. “I am going to go to Konoha to get to the bottom of this. That’s where I will find the victim’s mother and hopefully get some answers. I am going to request some help from the Konoha ninja. I’m pretty sure they will comply. Who knows, when I head on over there I might find some sweet females to nab” Maikeru nudges Tenjin. “So where are you going after I get dropped off at Konoha?”

Tenjin

Tenjin stood idly by as Maikeru spoke of the horrors that befell this young ghostly women the both encountered in the cave just a short while back. It appears as if she has had a rough upbringing, and as the both saw, an even rougher end to her life's story. Tenjin was glad that Maikeru showed a strong will to bring justice to this young woman's soul, as it became apparent that even with the most cynical of individuals in Iwagakure, there is still good and a will of stone in all shinobi destined for something great within the villages borders. Tenjin then couldn’t help but smile a bit when Maikeru mentioned nabbing a female in the leaf village, as the village is renown for having some good looking girls. After being nudged, Maikeru inquired about Tenjins goal in this trip. Tenjin didn’t take long to answer, “I am seeking a sensai to train me in our travels. The village hidden in the stone has great shinobi, but we have a limited amount of ninjas so most, if not all, are busy trying to build up our defenses.” Tenjin then began walking out of the rocky mountain range and entered the forest fields leading toward Konohagakure no sato, looking back at the horizon that housed his village as this is the first time he leaves it alone with a peer, since the Chunin exams brought him to Kumogakure with a platoon of Iwagakure shinobi. Tenjin then got serious as he spoke to Maikeru, “The village might encounter war soon. Our new Tsuchikage has but one mission for us all…” Tenjin paused for a bit and placed his hands on his head to walk with leasure, “Our mission is to get stronger Maikeru.” The two then continued their travel, and entered the village gates. Showing the guards the papers the pair received from their Tsuchikage, they were let in with little hesitation due to the alliance the two villages possessed.

While in Konohagakures gates, Tenjin would actually tell Maikeru to go on ahead as he will be coming back for him in due time. Tenjin wanted to find someone to train under, and realized that due to Konohagakures very lively demeanor and agenda, that changes are very high in regards to their higher ranked shinobi being as busy or even busier than the shinobi of Iwagakure. The thought did run threw Tenjins head, that if nobody was found in the other villages, Konohagakure no sato will be his last resort in regards to finding the proper sensai to be taken under their wing. Tenjins goal for this trip is to become stronger than he and his parents have even ever imagined. Tenjin has already surpassed his parents in strength and ninja capabilities, but he wanted more from the shinobi world, especially for the sake of his village as a new mission given to him by the newfound Tsuchikage. The mission to get ‘stronger.’ Tenjin looked into his pouch and opened up a map of the shinobi world, it appeared that Tenjin would have to cross threw many smaller villages before reaching the ruins of Sunagakure, but it was certainly something that he needed to do. While crossing threw the forest, Tenjin decided to work on his speed training in order to amplify his taijutsu capabilities. Tenjin made the ram hand seal and disappeared in an instant from the property belonging to Konohagakure no sato. Tenjins body flicker technique leaves no dust, nor cloud of smoke, as it is a quick movement of his feet and ultimately his body to leave point A to reach point B. Tenjin has become more or less a master in utilizing this technique, which led him to ponder the chances of creating a technique that follows the same principles in battle.